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Craftsman 917270841 Owner's Manual page 24

16.0 hp electric start 42" mower automatic

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o
Work belt off both mandrel
pulleys and
idler pulleys.
= Pull belt away from mower:
BELT INSTALLATION
= Install new belt in reverse
order of
removal°
Mandrel
Pulley
• Make sure belt is in all pulley grooves
and inside all belt guides°
° Install mower in reverse order of
removal instructions°
Idler
Pulleys
Mandrel
Pulley
TO ADJUST
BRAKE
,./our tractor
is equipped
with an adjustable
brake system
which is mounted on the
side of the transaxle.
If tractor requires
more than six (6) feet
stopping
distance at high speed
in high-
est gear, then brake must be adjusted.
o Depress clutch/brake
pedal and engage
parking brake.
= Measure
distance between
brake oper-
ating arm and nut "A" on brake rod.
o if distance
is other than 1-3/4", loosen
jam nut and turn nut "A" until distance
becomes
1-3/4'L
Retighten
jam nut
against
nut "A".
o Road test tractor for proper stopping
distance
as stated
above.
Readjust
if
necessary.
If stopping
distance
is still
greater
than six (6)feet
in highest gear,
further maintenance
is necessary.
Contact
your nearest
authorized
ser-
vice center/department.
With Parking Brake "Engaged"
Nut "A"
Nut
Arm
Do Not touch this nut. If further brake adjustment
is necessary contact your nearest authorized ser-
vice center/department
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TO REPLACE
MOTION
DRIVE BELT
Park the tractor on level surface.
Engage
parking brake.
For assistance, there is a
belt installation guide decal on bottom sid
of left footrest.
o Remove mower (See "TO REMOVE
MOWER"
in this section
of this manual
o Remove belt from stationary
idler and
clutching idler.
° Pull belt slack toward rear of tractor.
Carefully
remove belt upwards from
transmission
input pulley and over cool
ing fan blades.
= Pull belt toward front of tractor
and
remove
downward
from around engine
pulley.
o Install new belt by reversing above pro
cedureo
Engine
Pulley _
_,_
Clutching Idter--
_
I _
Stationary Idler_-_..
"_!
Transmission
/
J
Input Pulley,_

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